Saturday, June 1, 2024:
Guided tours (registration at Destination Angers: 02 41 23 50 00, maximum 20 people): from 15h00 to 16h00 and from 16h30 to 17h30
A true institution dating back to 1890, this study garden preserves 2000 plant species. In the center a garden divided into 32 flower beds where the plants are classified by botanical families. A greenhouse is home to tropical plants such as lemongrass, sensitive or carnivorous plants. The arboreteum boasts a sassafras, a 150-year-old araucaria, a giant redwood 42 m high or a female ginkgo. On the terrace, the thematic garden presents massifs of plants grouped according to their therapeutic virtues. The visit will end in the seed factory where the species are kept in more than 1600 jars of seeds.